Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Verdict.

Morning,
Guys…

So, I’ve had
a couple days to let 13 Reasons Why
season 2 marinate.

The trial was
an interesting mix of truths, lies, and what should’ve been said/dones,
finishing in the only viable verdict with payoffs that were real world…as
opposed to tidy TV world sum ups.Sorry,
no spoilers for those of you invested to watch and you newbies late to the
party.

Like I said
in the first three-episode
piece, Clay’s back, still trying to cope with losing Hannah to the point of him
seeing her.Whether he really sees her
or she’s his thoughts, we’re left in the dark until the after-show.It’s an interesting bit of psychology and
brings up the topic of the afterlife at the same time.He even asks a priest at the end if he thinks
Hannah made it to Heaven or went to Hell, which is the common thought for
suicides.It’s interesting what the
priest says.

Taking the
criticism from last season, the show did damage control all over the place,
constantly posting, voicing sites, numbers, and whatnot to contact people in
the know if you might be dealing with the topics covered in each episode.Also, as previously mentioned, there was an after-show
where a studio audience could interact with the cast and profession crew to ask
questions and learn the thought processes that went into tackling topics.

I understand
statistics have their place.But, that’s
JUST what they are…statistics…numbers…not people.People change “norms” ALL THE TIME.People are lost getting stuck in “norm”
thinking…even if they care.

Of course,
when a suicide occurs, the ones left behind want someone to blame.The people’ll either go three ways: they’ll
fess up remorsefully like Justin, they’ll lie about their
role to distance themselves and save face like Amanda, or the what should’ve
been done/saids like Mr. Porter, the counselor, when we get into his head to see what he
SHOULD’VE said/done.And, we get the
verdict with the aftermath to lead into next season.

By the end
of the season, Joey and I were saying they need to go the male rape route now…because,
IT DOES HAPPEN…it’s just NOT broadcasted as much…if at ALL.

The end
delivered on that thought in detail that’ll most DEFINITELY piss off, disturb,
what have you, parental units and counselors that would rather white wash
topics 13 Reasons has been tackling
face on for two seasons now.

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